Are new G0 chips really too good OCers? - No!

[OBR]

I am very dissapointed now with "this new magic G0 cpus" ... i have TWO pretty new Retail E6750 chips and E6650 chips. First E6750 is Orthos stable only at 3400MHz at 1.55V real ..., second is very similar ... 3400MHz at 1.53V - this is very poor score.

Both E6650 are tragedy, max Orthos stable 3300MHz at ANY voltage ... Dont buy this ...

I tested it on EVGA and Striker mobo, with High End watercooling (two pumps, two rads, Apogee GTX) ...

BUT my ES E6850 is pretty Orthos stable at 4GHz ... it is great cpu. Tommorow i will get retail E6850 and i will see ... i believe E6850 will go to 4GHz, but cheapest models are very bad ...

[kiwi]

Still luck

[Gautam]

Since its a new revision its only natural that there is some slightly heavy binning going on.

Nothing's ever guaranteed in this business.

[The Nemesis]

not a suprise........

[Speederlander]

Just goes to show how ridiculous it is for people to get excited about an upcoming product based on early OCing results from ES chips. Too-good-to-be-true ES results might as well have no relation to the retail versions at all. At best it's toally random in the retail chips, with the typical occasional "good OC" chip.

[newls1]

This is not the thread I want to read! Just 1 hour ago I place my order at tankguys for the Q6600 G0 chip. Damn it, now I just hope the retail chips scale close to the ES chips.......

[Brother Esau]

HA HA I just offered to sell my E6420 that does 3.5GHZ @ 1.43v for $160.00 when I get my Q6600 in a week or so fella said he'll pass considering its a month old for $160.00 and does 3.5GHZ and probably more I cant understand what people are thinking some times!

[MikalCarbine]

Where'd you buy the e6550 and e6750?

[alpha0ne]

My e6750

SLA9V Malay
L719A823
Max 1.35Vcore
Pack Date 06/26/07

currently @ 3.60GHz using 1.55Vcore, what a POS but 'seems' to be running cool but no two apps report the same temp and coretemp is useless with the new G0 chips

[MacClipper]

Batch numbers for those duds?

[erwinz]

post the FPO batch please..

[StealthyFish]

HA HA I just offered to sell my E6420 that does 3.5GHZ @ 1.43v for $160.00 when I get my Q6600 in a week or so fella said he'll pass considering its a month old for $160.00 and does 3.5GHZ and probably more I cant understand what people are thinking some times!

Intel employee discount

[Solarfall]

... well this is disappointing. but its still too early to say anything for sure imo .its always plain simple luck that what kind of chip you will get.

[OBR]

Many peoples expected "a OC miracle" from this new revision ... but this cpus are "the same Ocers" like last batches of B3 chips ...

Maybe this first batches (my all L719A) are bad, in future will have better, i want to see great G0 Quad Ocers ... but who knows ...

Only one is true, E6850 seems to be great Ocers now ... but E6750, E6650 are not too good ...

[DEVIL K-ce]

Since its a new revision its only natural that there is some slightly heavy binning going on.

Nothing's ever guaranteed in this business.

I fully agree with this.

The same situation with B2 cpu - one is pretty, next is crap.

[ExodusC]

I want to wait until I see some more results. I might just go and buy a Q6600 on the 22nd and not worry about G0 if there isn't a big improvement. Then again, I was hoping the hype on these G0 chips might be true...

I haven't ordered anything yet, so...

[xgman]

I think the higher the model # you go in retail, the closer the chip will preform like the ES version of the same. Once a series goes into production, it is inevitable that a higher percebtage of slower chips will get binned down just due to volume. During ES prodcution, a smaller amount of silicon is used and quality is held up, so the different parts are going to be closer. I would not be surprised though, to see the retail top end cpu's maxing out in the same neighborhood as the ES's of the same model.

[Brother Esau]

Intel employee discount

Damn....Busted Offers still on the table

[Machinus]

Since its a new revision its only natural that there is some slightly heavy binning going on.

I thought binning was light at release??

[trans am]

post the dates and batch numbers please so we can keep track easier.

[michaLcoughliN]

E6550 g0 cpus seem to do well. From the few ive seen. 3.8ghz @ 1.4vcore dont know if it ws stable but. Damn.

[ExodusC]

E6550 g0 cpus seem to do well. From the few ive seen. 3.8ghz @ 1.4vcore dont know if it ws stable but. Damn.

I'm just worried about the Q6600s and how they overclock.

[MaK2000]

I too am planning on getting a Q66 after the price drop. Just got my Striker Extreme, Muskin 1066, and an Ultra 120 Extreme. I hope it isn't a flop. I was really hoping for 4Ghz on air.

[mcflurry4321]

I've got a e6550 that's running 100% stable at 3640 at 1.4 volts. I'm happy with it. I have full confidence in the G0 chips.

[MikalCarbine]

Just ordered a E6750 today with an IP35 and Ballistix 8500, I'm hoping for at least in the 3.6-3.8 range